title: MW pallets disinfestations.
abstract: Wood packaging represents a pathway for the introduction and spread of pests. In March 2002, the Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.) issued regulations describing globally approved phytosanitary measures that significantly reduce the risk provoked by most pests. The main purpose of this work is to describe the disinfesting system of pallets through microwave treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information and Electrical Engineering, University of Salerno Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy. bbisceglia@unisa.it
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bisceglia
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Diaferia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005651:Fumigation / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D007313:Insecta; D008872:Microwaves; D009348:Nematoda; D010571:Pest Control / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019064:Product Packaging; D014934:Wood / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; C005218:methyl bromide